Long-lost medieval village of 'Bolko I the Strict' discovered in Poland. No one knows why the village was abruptly abandoned 50 years after it was built.

[rangerrebew]

Long-lost medieval village of 'Bolko I the Strict' discovered in Poland
No one knows why the village was abruptly abandoned 50 years after it was built.

    Martha Henriques
    By Martha Henriques   
    August 30, 2017 14:36 BST
 

After more than 70 years of searching, the 700-year-old abandoned village of Goschwitz has been rediscovered in the vicinity of Strzelin in south-west Poland.

Goschwitz is thought to have been founded in the late 13th century by the Duke of Löwenberg, Bolko I the Strict, after he acquired the territory from a local noble family. The land was hoped to be a good investment, and a small village was established on it.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/long-lost-medieval-village-bolko-i-strict-discovered-poland-1637270

[Jazzhead]

Long-lost medieval village of 'Bolko I the Strict' discovered in Poland
No one knows why the village was abruptly abandoned 50 years after it was built.

Probably because they were all just sick and tired of "Bolko the Strict".   

[Oceander]

Probably because they were all just sick and tired of "Bolko the Strict".   

I was thinking the same thing

[andy58-in-nh]

Long-lost medieval village of 'Bolko I the Strict' discovered in Poland
No one knows why the village was abruptly abandoned 50 years after it was built.

They all packed up and moved to the next-door village of "Luboslaw the Lenient".